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Is it possible to continually make kidney stones without it being detected in a ct scan? is an mri of the kidney necessary?

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Dr. Michael Gabor answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

MRI: is not good for detecting kidney stones. CT is the most sensitive imaging modality. If the CT is performed utilizing a special renal stone protocol, only the smallest(less than 1 mm or so) stones might not be visualized.

Answered 9/14/2014

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